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🎉January Wins by All Raisers 🎉 As we wrap up the first month of 2025, we're reflecting on the incredible growth, progress, and impact across the All Raise community. Our team, partners, and supporters have hit the ground running, making meaningful strides toward a more inclusive and diverse future in Venture Capital and beyond. Here’s a highlight of All Raiser wins: 1️⃣ Elena Viboch has been promoted to Managing Director at General Catalyst in recognition of her significant impact on shaping the firm’s Life Sciences strategy and fostering collaboration between Life Sciences companies and founders to drive more accessible care. 2️⃣ Susan Moring has been promoted to General Partner at Cortado Ventures. With her deep commitment to entrepreneurship and extensive experience within the VC landscape, she is well-equipped to excel in this new role, overseeing day-to-day operations and fostering relationships with both founders and investors. 3️⃣ Caroline Duffy took a new role as Partner at Cowboy Ventures where she'll lead B2B software and AI investments, focusing on teams transforming overlooked industries burdened by outdated tech. 4️⃣ Meera Clark has been promoted to Partner at Redpoint! Known for her relentless drive and commitment to creating meaningful impact, Meera is a passionate advocate for AI as a democratizing force—focusing on improving lives both at home and in the workplace. 5️⃣ Janelle Teng has been named Bessemer Venture Partners’s newest Partner. Her leadership in shaping frameworks for frontier technologies, especially in AI, is helping pave the way for groundbreaking innovations. 6️⃣ Stephanie Sarelakos has been promoted to Partner at The Venture Collective (TVC), where she will play a key part in transforming early-stage ventures alongside world-class entrepreneurs and business leaders. 7️⃣ Valeria Martinez was promoted to Principal at VamosVentures! A champion of diverse founders, Valeria has been instrumental in shaping the firm’s mission and advancing their Future of Work vertical. 8️⃣ Bridget Duru has been promoted to Vice President at Rethink Education, where she will lead efforts in pipeline development, due diligence, and investment strategies focused on workforce and lifelong learning. Plus! Zeeza Cole and Tali Miller became Partners at Avid Ventures. We also celebrated transformative athletes and visionary investors joining forces in All Raise's 'Change the Game.' Congratulations to these All Raisers and all those making waves behind the scenes! Let’s keep up the momentum as we head into February and beyond—there’s so much more to come. #AllRaiseWins #WomenInVC #InclusiveGrowth #VentureCapital #DiversityInTech #Impact #Fundraising #Innovation

Ulu Ventures has closed their $208M Fund IV, reinforcing their commitment to data-driven investing and diverse founders. With a history of identifying high-impact opportunities early, [tag] Ulu Ventures continues to back founders building transformative companies. Their strategy proves that investing in diverse perspectives is a smart business move. Ulu Ventures’ strong performance speaks for itself: Fund I (2008) has achieved an impressive 6.6x total value paid-in capital (TVPI) ratio (net) as of Q3 2024. Fund II (2016) is tracking well with a solid 2.1x TVPI at the same point in time. These results highlight Ulu Ventures’ strategic acumen and their ability to generate significant returns for investors. Congratulations to Miriam Rivera, Clint Korver, Steve Reale, Maria Salamanca, Andrea Bogarin, Summer B., Trina Weller, Rusty Dornin, Loren Ford, Evelyn Kempi and Serena R. on this incredible milestone! 🗞️ The Wall Street Journal 📝 Yuliya Chernova Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gCzucwzk #VentureCapital #FundingTheFuture #VCWins

Jessica Owens and Iana Dimkova bring a unique combination of founder and funder experience to the table, making them perfectly positioned to drive innovation in the healthcare, technology, and life sciences sectors. 🔹 Jessica Owens co-founded GRAIL, which was acquired by Illumina for $8B in 2021, and was a Partner at Kleiner Perkins. 🔹 Iana Dimkova was a director at GE Ventures, where she helped a startup raise over $700M to build one of the largest radiation therapy networks in the U.S. With this powerhouse background, Jessica and Iana have now launched Initiate Ventures’s $45M debut fund. Their deep industry expertise and proven track record as both entrepreneurs and corporate investors lay the foundation for a fund that will empower early-stage health tech and life sciences companies raising Seed to Series A rounds. Through Initiate Ventures' startup studio model, they partner with entrepreneurs to launch and scale innovative companies, providing essential support in business development, talent acquisition, and fundraising. This is a game-changing moment in healthcare innovation, and Initiate Ventures is poised to lead the way in transforming the future of health tech and life sciences. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/euf9Yu2m #LifeSciences #VentureCapital #HealthTech #WomenInVenture #TechLeaders #Fundraising #Innovation #Entrepreneurship

A big congratulations to Casey Williams on her promotion to Partner at Fenway Summer! Since 2020, Casey has been instrumental in driving the firm’s early-stage investment strategy and venture-build initiative, helping to develop and launch innovative businesses in financial services. We love to see more women in leadership, and we’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone in Casey’s career. 👏🏽 #WomenInVC #CareerGrowth

🚨Attention early-stage founders!🚨 Cowboy Ventures is hosting office hours on Tuesday, March 4th in Palo Alto with top VCs and angels to support founders building AI solutions for overlooked industries or "unsexy" business processes. If you're developing a solution for a historically overlooked industry and plan to raise venture funding, this is your chance to get expert feedback in a safe environment. ➡️ Apply by Friday, Feb 17th. Grab a spot here: https://lnkd.in/gB4MM77F Please apply or share with founders in your network!

We conducted a study across hundreds of women athletes spanning various sports and levels of competition, asking them about their experience with family-building and their career. Their voices were clear — it’s time for change. An overwhelming 90% of women athletes surveyed believe that having children negatively impacts their ability to succeed in their athletic careers. Women athletes are often competing against outdated systems that don’t support career excellence and motherhood, and it’s time to level the playing field and build real solutions that empower these women to thrive. We encourage you to share this post to help amplify these voices. To read more of the data and get involved, visit leveltheplayingfield.co

🎉 Congratulations to Galina Ozgur on being promoted to General Partner at H/L Ventures! Galina’s work exemplifies the future of venture capital by bringing platform expertise directly into an investment strategy. Through H/L Ventures’ innovative Daily Active Engagement approach, she has redefined how firms can actively support founders to drive success and impact. Her leadership and dedication to founders highlight the power of combining operational excellence with investment expertise. This promotion is a testament to her major contributions to VC. 🚀 Discover how Galina Ozgur’s founder-first approach earned her a promotion to General Partner at H/L Ventures: https://lnkd.in/d_5pdzWG We are so excited to see Galina grow and succeed in her new role and are eager for her to share what she learns in the All Raise VC Cohorts program. #VentureCapital #WomenInVC #Leadership #PlatformStrategy #AllRaise

All Raise's Q4 2024 wrapped up with remarkable milestones, including: 📈 All Raisers announced $1B+ in new AUM in Q4 2024 ✨ Our VC Summit gathered 300+ influential women and nonbinary VCs, fostering connections between GPs, LPs, and emerging leaders 🚀 We launched our first-ever membership program for venture investors More here ➡️  https://lnkd.in/guvV__VB #VentureCapital #WomenInVC #Inclusion #Innovation #StartupInvesting

Congratulations Meera Clark! We're so excited for you!

The LA tech community has come together to support those devastated by the wildfires through the LA Tech Community Cares Fund. This initiative, born from the local VC community, will provide direct grants to low-income families who lost their homes, affected small businesses, and the workers who supported these communities. The fund is managed in partnership with GoFundMe.org, ensuring thorough vetting and direct impact where it's needed most. Details: ✅  The tech community is already contributing and matching gifts ✅  Grant distribution through GoFundMe.org ✅  Donations are 501(c)(3) tax-deductible donations Donations can be made on the fund page through Pledge, a local LA startup, where you can donate via credit card, ACH, DAFs, stock, or crypto. We're committed to helping those without the resources rebuild. Join us in supporting LA's recovery. Learn more and donate ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gWzdN39u